PIA Flight 740
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740 was a Hajj pilgrimage flight from Kano, Nigeria to Karachi, Pakistan with an intermediate stopover in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Operated by Pakistan International Airlines, on 26 November 1979, the Boeing 707-340C serving the route crashed shortly after takeoff from Jeddah International Airport. All 156 people on board were killed. The first warning of an emergency came 21 minutes after takeoff, when the pilot radioed a request to return to Jeddah because smoke was coming into the cabin and cockpit. 15 minutes later, Jeddah control tower heard the pilot shout "Mayday! Mayday!" before the radio went silent. An in-flight fire in the cabin area, through its intensity and rapid extension, eventually incapacitated the flight crew. The cause of the cabin fi
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PIA Flight 740
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740 was a Hajj pilgrimage flight from Kano, Nigeria to Karachi, Pakistan with an intermediate stopover in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Operated by Pakistan International Airlines, on 26 November 1979, the Boeing 707-340C serving the route crashed shortly after takeoff from Jeddah International Airport. All 156 people on board were killed. The first warning of an emergency came 21 minutes after takeoff, when the pilot radioed a request to return to Jeddah because smoke was coming into the cabin and cockpit. 15 minutes later, Jeddah control tower heard the pilot shout "Mayday! Mayday!" before the radio went silent. An in-flight fire in the cabin area, through its intensity and rapid extension, eventually incapacitated the flight crew. The cause of the cabin fi
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Katastrofa lotu PIA 740 wydarz ...... ru pozostaje nieznana do dziś.
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Le vol 740 PIA, était un vol r ...... is été établie avec certitude.
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Pakistan International Airline ...... crash involving a Boeing 707.
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Катастрофа Boeing 707 под Таиф ...... и которой погибли 156 человек.
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巴基斯坦國際航空740號班機空難是巴基斯坦國際航空一班的來回 ...... 26日,一架波音707客機墜毀於吉達,造成156名乘客死亡。
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A PIA Boeing 707-340C, similar to the crashed aircraft
date
1979-11-26
fatalities
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PIA Flight 740
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passengers
site
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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In-flight fire
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21.5 39.85
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Katastrofa lotu PIA 740 wydarz ...... płomieniach. Wszyscy zginęli.
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Le vol 740 PIA, était un vol r ...... is été établie avec certitude.
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Pakistan International Airline ...... rew. The cause of the cabin fi
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Катастрофа Boeing 707 под Таиф ...... и которой погибли 156 человек.
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巴基斯坦國際航空740號班機空難是巴基斯坦國際航空一班的來回 ...... 26日,一架波音707客機墜毀於吉達,造成156名乘客死亡。
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Katastrofa lotu PIA 740
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PIA Flight 740
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Vol 740 PIA
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Катастрофа Boeing 707 под Таифом
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巴基斯坦國際航空740號班機空難
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